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It sounds like an iron-lung breathing apparatus when it's "perking" so plug it in and leave the house. When the neighbors call to complain about the noise, the coffee's done!
I don't drink coffee but hear it does the job well.
I don't drink coffee but hear it does the job well.
magic clean
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That's
my favorite coffeemaker. Works great...very flavorful coffee. Don't let the wheezing & squealing percolating cycle annoy. It'll grow on you after a while! I don't even bother with a filter. Very few grounds make their way out of the basket.
Have fun with it.
L.P.
my favorite coffeemaker. Works great...very flavorful coffee. Don't let the wheezing & squealing percolating cycle annoy. It'll grow on you after a while! I don't even bother with a filter. Very few grounds make their way out of the basket.
Have fun with it.
L.P.
I am so glad (or am I?) to hear that the squealing and wheezing (exactly how I was describing it to myself) is normal. I swear, if I didn't know better I'd think I was in a Starbucks. Who in the product development department ever thought so much racket was acceptable?
I can see how a filter wouldn't be necessary. It would have to be a fairly fine grind to get through those tiny holes in the basket.
Fortunately, the birthday boy who is getting this portly percolator likes to hear things like Norge clothes washers and Frigidaire dishwashers run, so it couldn't be more appropriate.
For others not familiar with the Jet-O-Mat (I wasn't until today) here's a closer shot of the four-piece perc stem assembly. Notice the spring clip that holds the nozzle in place. This machine is a great example of drawbacks associated with over-engineering.
I can see how a filter wouldn't be necessary. It would have to be a fairly fine grind to get through those tiny holes in the basket.
Fortunately, the birthday boy who is getting this portly percolator likes to hear things like Norge clothes washers and Frigidaire dishwashers run, so it couldn't be more appropriate.
For others not familiar with the Jet-O-Mat (I wasn't until today) here's a closer shot of the four-piece perc stem assembly. Notice the spring clip that holds the nozzle in place. This machine is a great example of drawbacks associated with over-engineering.
I've been told that Jet-O-Mats are associated with Duncan Hines, however there is no mention of DH anywhere on it.
Another strange quirk is that the indicator light goes on immediately and stays lit during the brewing cycle, then turns off when the coffee is ready. Huh?
So what is the approximate vintage of this crazy thing? Did M. H. Graham Corp. turn out any other bizzare contraptions I should be on the lookout for?
Oh yeah, and was $6.99 too much to pay?
Another strange quirk is that the indicator light goes on immediately and stays lit during the brewing cycle, then turns off when the coffee is ready. Huh?
So what is the approximate vintage of this crazy thing? Did M. H. Graham Corp. turn out any other bizzare contraptions I should be on the lookout for?
Oh yeah, and was $6.99 too much to pay?
They were later made in Mississippi according to what's on the bottom of mine. They were sold under several names including Duncan Hines when he was the 50s food maven of the nation. I have also seen them bearing the Amway name, but did not know if it was a product or prize. I saw a nice one on Ebay but did not want that name in my house; apologies extended in advance of your outrage. Salad Master also sold them and of course, like anything Salad Master, it would do anything and do it better than anything else did it, had ever done it or would ever do it. I remember when a friend bought the cookware and either got the coffee pot "free" or maybe she was hornswoggled into buying it also. She said it was a super coffee maker and even made tea. I told her that all you needed to make tea was boiling water and a cup or pot depending on the quantity desired. I think the Coffee Master experience cannot be topped.
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Cool find there Ralph!!
I love a post that begins with, "Latest.......Find." Hope you post a movie up on YouTube of it making coffee!
I love a post that begins with, "Latest.......Find." Hope you post a movie up on YouTube of it making coffee!
petek
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They're cool percs. Mine says Jet o matic on it though. It's all about the sound.
BTW re Duncan Hines... does anyone else remember Duncan Hines Restaurants? I'm so sure I remember seeing one here in our town when I was a tyke being led around downtown by mom, maybe 5-6 years old so 61 or 62.. I even remember it having those push bars across the door like Coke had but they said Duncan Hines instead. I think why I remember it is because I associated it with the cake mixes and I loved cake LOL. I'm so postive about it yet no one else seems to remember it. I may just have to go to the library and dig out old phone books or something from that period.
BTW re Duncan Hines... does anyone else remember Duncan Hines Restaurants? I'm so sure I remember seeing one here in our town when I was a tyke being led around downtown by mom, maybe 5-6 years old so 61 or 62.. I even remember it having those push bars across the door like Coke had but they said Duncan Hines instead. I think why I remember it is because I associated it with the cake mixes and I loved cake LOL. I'm so postive about it yet no one else seems to remember it. I may just have to go to the library and dig out old phone books or something from that period.
On the Subject of Video
Yeah, I recorded about 30 seconds worth with my camera but it came out as a QuickTime file and the QuickTime on my computer is FUBAR and can't be updated. I get sent in circles by both Microsoft and Apple, so I'm stuck. Plus the file was 23 MB. I don't have a You-Tube account so will have to strongly urge the recipient to post the video, which will have to happen after he stops laughing.
You mean nobody out there heard it when I ran it yesterday???? OK, then imagine an 800 pound gorilla having a major asthma attack.
On line searching for information (I was more interested in the theory behind the Jet-O-Mat system but found nothing) produced tons of hits for the Saladmaster version, and via Google everything was "Jet-O-Matic." I tried Bing and my first hit got me to a plain "Jet-O-Mat" and Duncan Hines. Also saw a picture of one with the bottom removed and a date stamped on it. I opened mine up and found 7-64 in permanent marker.
I was going to try to make a batch of coffee in it but decided that going to the trouble of grinding the beans wasn't worth it. The thing is nothing more than a percolator that makes a huge racket as it goes about its business. There's no way it's going to make a better cup of coffee than my burr grind & brew Cuisinart auto-drip machine.
As stated above, it's going to end up in the right place where quirky is king.
Yeah, I recorded about 30 seconds worth with my camera but it came out as a QuickTime file and the QuickTime on my computer is FUBAR and can't be updated. I get sent in circles by both Microsoft and Apple, so I'm stuck. Plus the file was 23 MB. I don't have a You-Tube account so will have to strongly urge the recipient to post the video, which will have to happen after he stops laughing.
You mean nobody out there heard it when I ran it yesterday???? OK, then imagine an 800 pound gorilla having a major asthma attack.
On line searching for information (I was more interested in the theory behind the Jet-O-Mat system but found nothing) produced tons of hits for the Saladmaster version, and via Google everything was "Jet-O-Matic." I tried Bing and my first hit got me to a plain "Jet-O-Mat" and Duncan Hines. Also saw a picture of one with the bottom removed and a date stamped on it. I opened mine up and found 7-64 in permanent marker.
I was going to try to make a batch of coffee in it but decided that going to the trouble of grinding the beans wasn't worth it. The thing is nothing more than a percolator that makes a huge racket as it goes about its business. There's no way it's going to make a better cup of coffee than my burr grind & brew Cuisinart auto-drip machine.
As stated above, it's going to end up in the right place where quirky is king.
My late Aunt Eloise and Uncle TW had one of these coffee makers. They lived in Ocean Springs, MS and knew someone who worked where they were made (Biloxi or Gulfport).
I do remember it making a distinctive sound.
I do remember it making a distinctive sound.
That explains a lot Ralph......
Doctor!...no one is staring at me!
makes one wonder....if he hooks up his bed to an amplifier, just to make sure the neighbors hear him......lol
does he have a cannon aimed out he window?
Doctor!...no one is staring at me!
makes one wonder....if he hooks up his bed to an amplifier, just to make sure the neighbors hear him......lol
does he have a cannon aimed out he window?
Recommended by Drunken Hines
There was a Duncan Hines restaurant in Ottawa, IL when I was a child. I remember it and my parents talking about it when there was a grease fire there. The Drift comes from a Mad Magazine spoof on the "Recommended by Duncan Hines" stickers that used to be in restaurant windows. The spoof showed a disheveled man caught sorta mid-lurch, wearing an overcoat, holding a bottle by the neck in an outstreached arm with a fly buzzing around his head. It was a perfect put down of a symbol of fine dining.
There was a Duncan Hines restaurant in Ottawa, IL when I was a child. I remember it and my parents talking about it when there was a grease fire there. The Drift comes from a Mad Magazine spoof on the "Recommended by Duncan Hines" stickers that used to be in restaurant windows. The spoof showed a disheveled man caught sorta mid-lurch, wearing an overcoat, holding a bottle by the neck in an outstreached arm with a fly buzzing around his head. It was a perfect put down of a symbol of fine dining.
LOL Martin!
Loved the cannon remark! You're not too far off with that as it relates the neighborhood. Probably very few households that do not contain one sort of artillery or another! He'd be the first to advise that a Norge and a Jet-O-Mat combined all at once with a Frigidaire processing the day's dishes wouldn't even raise an eyebrow.
Loved the cannon remark! You're not too far off with that as it relates the neighborhood. Probably very few households that do not contain one sort of artillery or another! He'd be the first to advise that a Norge and a Jet-O-Mat combined all at once with a Frigidaire processing the day's dishes wouldn't even raise an eyebrow.
dirtybuck
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Something About a Video???
Trying to help someone out on here concerning a video about this coffee pot (??)
"Bill, there is someone on AW that was having problems with wanting to convert a Quicktime movie file. Since I'm not a member, but still wanted to try and help the guy out...would you mention in the thread about Zamzar (www.zamzar.org), it allows one to upload up to a 100mg file and convert it to another video format."
"I also found a free MOV converter, the link is www.fxbear.com/free-mov-converter.php . Have never used it, but have used Zamzar in the past. The thread is called Latest Thrift Store Find and was started by "rp2813"."
Trying to help someone out on here concerning a video about this coffee pot (??)
"Bill, there is someone on AW that was having problems with wanting to convert a Quicktime movie file. Since I'm not a member, but still wanted to try and help the guy out...would you mention in the thread about Zamzar (www.zamzar.org), it allows one to upload up to a 100mg file and convert it to another video format."
"I also found a free MOV converter, the link is www.fxbear.com/free-mov-converter.php . Have never used it, but have used Zamzar in the past. The thread is called Latest Thrift Store Find and was started by "rp2813"."
Hey Bill,
Thanks for that post. I did convert the file and I'm able to play it, however I wasn't sure which type of file to select (opted for MPG) and it ended up increasing the file size by 13MB. But at least I could watch it. Too big to upload here still. I'll see if I can find out which type of file to convert it to. There are a lot of options provided.
Ralph
Thanks for that post. I did convert the file and I'm able to play it, however I wasn't sure which type of file to select (opted for MPG) and it ended up increasing the file size by 13MB. But at least I could watch it. Too big to upload here still. I'll see if I can find out which type of file to convert it to. There are a lot of options provided.
Ralph
dirtybuck
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Perhaps .avi or windows media (.wmv) format might "shrink" it a bit?
